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Join the Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England Family History Society on
February 20, 2010 for an all-day seminar slated to “Maximize Your British
Isles Research”.
You need not be a member to attend. Visit our website
www.WISE-FHS.org .

National U.S. lecturer Paul Milner, a native of Northumberland, England,
will present a seminar of four lectures. His topics will be “Finding Your
English and Welsh Ancestors: The Big Four”; “Effective Use of England’s
National Archives”; “New Resources for British Isles Research” and “Tracing
Your Ulster-Irish Ancestors”. We have carefully selected these topics
because they are wide-ranging and useful to many.

Mr. Milner is a professional genealogist and lecturer who has lived in the
United States since 1975 and specialized in British Isles genealogical
research for 25 years. He is the co-author with Linda Jonas of “A
Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your English Ancestors: How to find and
record your unique heritage” (2000), and “A Genealogists Guide to
Discovering Your Scottish Ancestors: How to find and record your unique
heritage” (2002) both published by Betterway Books.

The seminar will be on the lower level conference center of the downtown
Denver Public Library, 10 West Fourteenth Avenue Parkway from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Registration is from 9 to 9:30. The registration fee is $30 ($35 if
paid after February 12). Registration information is available from Sandy
Carter-Duff at 303-777-1391 or sandy@carduff.com who prefers email contacts.
Make registrations payable to W.I.S.E. and mail to Sandy Carter-Duff, 723 S.
Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80209-4629. Lunch is not provided. You may eat at a
nearby restaurant or bring a brown bag lunch. Snacks will be provided at
breaks.

The Computer Interest Group of CGS now has a presence on Facebook. You need to register with Facebook in order to see the site. All members, those who have provided programs to the members and those referred by members are welcome to join. Contact information and how to join is at the site and in the current CIG Newsletter sent to members. Once registered, just search for CIG. Announcements concerning the organization are posted and questions or conversations on related topics are encouraged.

The Computer Interest Group of the Colorado Genealogical Society will meet Monday, November 9, 7-9 pm at the Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton Ct. The speaker will be Sandy Carter-Duff presenting “Adding Music and Video to Your Digital Slide Shows.” The meeting is free and open to the public.

The CGS Special Interest Class this month will be “Wills, Probate, Inventory, Guardianship – The Paper Trail Left by the Dearly Departed” presented by Carol Darrow, CG. The class will meet Saturday, November 21 at the Denver Public Library, 5th floor Gates Room. The main class will be 10am - noon with hands-on activity from 1-2:30 pm. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or go out during the hour between activities. The class is free and open to the public.

The regular meeting of the Colorado Genealogical Society will be on Friday November 20 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton Ct. from 7-9pm. The speaker will be Peter Marck presenting the topic “What A Life! Making a Life History DVD.” Peter will cover the equipment needed, pre-interview planning, and items to include in your story. The meeting is free and open to the public.